Sam Smith Biography & News

About Sam Smith

About Sam Smith

It's been a whirlwind couple of years for Samuel Frederick "Sam" Smith. The British soul singer/songwriter who rose to fame in October 2012 after being featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch," has yet to see the world slow down around him.

Following the success of "Latch," which peaked at No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart, Smith earned his very first No. 1 single in the spring of 2013 when he was featured on Naughty Boyo's "La La La." Naturally he celebrated the success by releasing an EP consisting of four tracks – "Safe With Me," "Nirvana," an acoustic version of "Latch," and a live version of "I've Told You Now." To round out 2013 he released a collaboration with the Disclosure, Nile Rodgers, and Jimmy Napes called "Together."

By December of 2013, Smith had been nominated for the 2014 BRIT Critics' Choice Award and the BBC's Sound of 2014 poll, both of which he won. It was the catalyst to the release of Smith's debut studio album, "In the Lonely Hour," in May 2014 on Capital Records. The lead single, "Lay Me Down," was followed by "Money on My Mind" and "Stay with Me." The latter became a roaring international success, reaching the top of the UK Singles chart and the US Billboard Pop Songs Chart, the Adult Contemporary, Adult Pop Songs and the Radio Songs charts; it also reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, officially making Smith a household name.

Smith recently reclaimed the top of the UK album charts with "In the Lonely Hour," 15 weeks after the record made its debut. Get your Sam Smith tickets to see him play upcoming gigs at the House of Blues in Boston (9/15), Echostage in Washington D.C. (9/16), and the famed Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City (9/19).

News

October 17, 2014

Sam Smith Announces Arena Tour, MSG Dates

British crooner Sam Smith has really gone from zero to sixty in the past year, hasn’t he? Riding the momentum of his smash debut album, In the Lonely Hour, Smith has announced plans for a North American tour, to be played in arenas throughout the continent. He’ll start things off at the Fox Theatre in…